Lewis Hamilton, hoping to keep his streak of podium finishes at Silverstone alive, put together a hard charge at the end for that spot but was denied a third-place result by a driver who after over 200 race starts and lots of podium celebrations observed from the sidelines,

Nico Hülkenberg had started 238 F1 races before Sunday's 2025 British Grand Prix. In his 239th, he finally scored a podium finish

Nico Hülkenberg finally made it onto the podium with third place at the British Grand Prix on Sunday. That ended the longest wait in career starts for a driver before claiming a top-three finish in Formula 1 history. To do this, he had to hold off none other than Lewis Hamilton, so often unbeatable in Britain.